Linklaters
Linklaters‘ ’extensive’ team is equipped to handle the structuring and creation of private equity vehicles, UCITS, ETFs, and debt funds, in addition to handling related corporate, regulatory and tax aspects. The group is jointly led by Ngoc-Hong Ma, who advises private equity funds on regulatory aspects of fund management; and tax and investment management specialists Edouard Chapellier and Cyril Boussion, the latter of whom is lauded as an ‘excellent technician and excellent negotiator’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘Undoubtedly the best team out there. Extensive team capable of handling a wide variety of files on all aspects, legal, regulatory and tax. The associates are very creative.’
‘The team has excellent knowledge of the regulatory and tax environment, market practices and also has excellent knowledge of the entire European environment. Its ability to benchmark requests during the negotiation phases is of great comfort.’
‘Cyril Boussion is an excellent technician and an excellent negotiator. His training (and practice) as a tax specialist brings a lot of comfort in structuring. Philippe Ludwig is a very talented collaborator who is very pleasant to work with.’
Key clients
- Ardian
- Hy24
- CAPZA
- Partech Partners
- Otium Capital
- Axa Venture Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Ardian on the $5.25bn fundraising of its latest infrastructure secondaries fund – Ardian Secondary Fund VIII Infrastructure (ASF VIII Infrastructure).
- Advised CAPZA on the successful first closing of its CAPZA 6 Private Debt fund at c. €1.2bn, with strong visibility on an additional €200m commitment.
- Advised Partech Partners, a global technology investment firm, on the closing of Partech Growth II, at €650M.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Edouard Chapellier, Cyril Boussion, Ngoc-Hong Ma